Photo: Brazos County Sheriff’s Office
James McCoy Taylorhas been arrested.
TheBachelorettealum was detained in College Station, Texas, on Saturday on a driving while intoxicated charge, as well as unlawfully carrying a weapon, PEOPLE confirmed.
The report also reportedly stated that Taylor had an 18-year-old “college freshman companion” he planned to drive back to her dorm room. Detailing the woman’s state, the report indicated she “was not in any kind of condition to appraise the benefits and risks of the situation she was in.”
Taylor was released the same day on a $7,000 bond. Though he hasn’t publicly commented on the arrest, he shared a photo of himself and a friend on his Instagram Story with the caption “Great Sunday.”
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The country musician is best known for appearing onJoJo Fletcher’sseason ofThe Bachelorettein 2016. He was eliminated during the seventh week of the season.
Fletcher isnow marriedtoJordan Rogersafter the pair were engaged on her season.
Taylor now focuses on his music career. Lately, he’s turned his attention to creating music in support of former PresidentDonald Trump, with the unofficial Trump anthem “Great Again” and an ode to U.S. military and law enforcement called “Are You With Us or Not?”
Taylor was also in the spotlight fortweeting his supportahead ofthe Jan 6. Capitol Riots. “DC tomorrow #MarchForTrump Take a bus. Drive. MSG me if you need a plane ticket… just don’t make an excuse not to fight for a man who’s been fighting for you for 4 years. See y’all there. We’re with you, Mr. President @realDonaldTrump,” he wrote on Jan. 5, 2021.
But Taylor has since statedhe was not atthe Jan. 6 event. He also confirmed that the FBI did investigate his whereabouts on the day of the riots.
Taylor’s support of the rally is what caused Fleiss to “exile” him from future Bachelor-franchise productions. “Whoever that former cast member/idiot jerkoff is that went to Trump’s treasonous rally, got a message for ya … You are officially exiled from #BachelorNation!!!” Fleisstweeted at the time, adding a second, tagged tweet to Taylor reading, “Shame on you.”
source: people.com
